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Two Degrees 2011 at Toynbee Studios

Arts, Activism, Climate and the Cuts. A week long festival to tackle all the issues. With work by a host of artists & activists including Cycle Sunday, Kieran Hurley, White Rabbit, John Jordan and Rebecca Beinart.

Arts Admin returns once more this year with another Two Degrees festival: Arts, Activism, Climate and the Cuts. At a time when climate change has fallen off the agenda in favour of more immediate action against the cuts that are impacting many people's daily lives this combination of issues couldn't be tackled at a better time by the arts world. We first encountered the Two Degrees festival back in 2009.

Two Degrees starts on Sunday 12th June for a week long festival that includes a day of bike-themed art, an artist-run hair salon exchanging haircuts for conversations and a pop-up crayfish restaurant. There's loads of talent amongst this lot... read on for ideas of what you can get involved in.

Cycle Sunday
Sunday 12 June, 2-10pm, Toynbee Studios and Arcola Theatre, FREE
A host of artist-led bike events, including a mass bingo bike ride, a graffiti tour of East London and a bicycle treasure hunt.

The Haircut Before the Party
Sunday 12 – Saturday 18 June, 12-6pm, 26-28 Toynbee Street, E1, FREEThe Haircut Before the Party exchange free hair cuts for your thoughts and opinions in this artist-run salon, open throughout the Two Degrees festival for cuts and conversation.

Clare PateyCrayfish Bob’s, Monday 13 – Friday 17 June, 6.30pm, Toynbee Studios, £5
Book a table, enjoy an extraordinary dining experience and help eradicate an invasive species which has already almost wiped out the UK’s native white-clawed crayfish, at this pop-up crayfish restaurant. Read my review of Crayfish Bob's here.

Ellie HarrisonWork-a-thon for the Self-Employed, Monday 13 June, 9am – 5pm, Toynbee Studios, FREE
An attempt to set a record for the most self-employed people working in the same space (on their own individual projects) over the course of a single 9-5 day. To register and take part, visit selfemployed.me.uk.

This Is Not A Gateway Salon
'Reports Are Coming In The Police and Military Have Joined And Are Aligning The Protesters', Tuesday 14 June, 8pm, Toynbee Studios, FREE
This Is Not A Gateway brings together a diverse collection of speakers to talk about recent reports of protests from the Middle East and North Africa and similar recent protests in the UK.

White RabbitAre you Sitting Comfortably? Revolution, Friday 17 June, 8pm, Toynbee Studios, £8
Original storytelling by White Rabbit where the theme is revolution, with stories by local rabble-rousers, rebels and hell-raisers, plus literary competitions and prizes and even the odd firework.

Rebecca BeinartPotion, Saturday 18 June, 11am and 2pm, Toynbee Studios, FREE
A contemplative journey through the back streets and secret gardens of East London exploring herbal folklore and hidden histories. Gathering plants along the way, you will be guided towards a performance in the heart of the city to extract a potent potion. Rebecca helped teach me about plants on the EAT course at Landmatters in 2009.